401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Brakefire, Inc. Dba Silco Fire and Security 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$19M
Total assets Small plan by assets
340
Participants Below avg headcount
71st
Percentile by assets National rank
$55,137
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Brakefire, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Brakefire, Inc. Dba Silco Fire and Security · Ohio · Wholesale Trade

$19M in assets, 340 participants

Brakefire, Inc. Dba Silco Fire and Security's The Brakefire, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $19M in total assets and 340 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 71st percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #4,283 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

The Brakefire, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 340 participants in Ohio, about 44% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $19M.

#4,283
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+24.8%
assets growth YoY

The Brakefire, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Brakefire, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$18,746,508 Top 29% higher than 71% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

The Brakefire, Inc. 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Brakefire, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (340 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Brakefire, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Brakefire, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $15M in the plan year 2022 filing to $19M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Brakefire, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 302 in the plan year 2022 filing to 340 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 310620191 · Brakefire, Inc. Dba Silco Fire and Security PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Brakefire, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $19M · 340 · 71st

  • PART $19M
  • PART 340
  • PART 71st
  • PART 401(k)
  • PART near Intermountain Eye and Laser Center, PLLC Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan
  • PART ind #4283

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

The Brakefire, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Brakefire, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$15M
Net Assets (End of Year)$19M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN310620191
Plan Effective Date1991-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Brakefire, Inc. Dba Silco Fire and Security)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Brakefire, Inc. Dba Silco Fire and Security plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$20M 35.8586426535642% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$14M$16M$18M$20M$22M 202220232024 $15M $20.4M ▲ +35.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 302 $15M
2023 1 340 $19M
2024 1 376 $20M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Brakefire, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants The Brakefire, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.018746508 · Participants: 340The Brakefire, Inc. 401(k) PlanGE Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.485469047 · Participants: 59766GE Retirement Savings PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.12932701 · Participants: 47362The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.225573063 · Participants: 56176The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.445085 · Participants: 129769The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.618883027 · Participants: 24715Nationwide Savings Plan
The Brakefire, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare The Brakefire, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Brakefire, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Intermountain Eye and Laser Center, PLLC Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan in ID ($19M); by covered participants it is Red River Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in LA (340 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (340 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Brakefire, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Brakefire, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 24.8% during 2023, from $15M to $19M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Brakefire, Inc. Dba Silco Fire and Security plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Brakefire, Inc. Dba Silco Fire and Security's sponsor-wide assets grew 35.9%, from $15M to $20M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Brakefire, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Intermountain Eye and Laser Center, PLLC Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan in ID ($19M, 65 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Brakefire, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Red River Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in LA (340 participants, $32M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 310620191.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.